'Past Lives' star Greta Lee embraces new challenge in 'Tron: Ares'

Korean American actor Greta Lee, who earned a Golden Globe nomination for her emotional performance in "Past Lives" (2023), is making the leap into blockbuster territory with her role in Disney’s upcoming sci-fi epic "Tron: Ares." Lee described her role in the new film as dramatically different from her previous work, a new challenge she feels fortunate to take on. "This movie and this character could not be more different than 'Past Lives,'" Lee told reporters during a press conference in Seoul Monday. "I feel incredibly lucky that I have the privilege to play such a wide range of characters and different size movies. 'Tron' is arguably the biggest scale in terms of production value." Directed by Joachim Ronning, "Tron: Ares" is the third installment in the iconic franchise, which started in 1982. The film follows a highly advanced program named Ares (Jared Leto), who is sent from the digital world into the real world, marking humanity's first encounter with an artificial intelligence being. Lee stars as Eve Kim, a key figure in this high-stakes crossover. Though she plays a computer pWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times